music, therapy, and me

Hello from my desk at home. I am currently about 90 minutes away from heading out to work for the first time this year. I am in denial about having to leave my home to go to work, but that's life. I have six months left at this job, so I am ready to get closer to my next transition, but I am also not ready for break to stop. This is my typical state of being at this point every year. Today will be a day without students - a professional development day where nothing has been revealed to any of us. I am anticipating a faculty meeting of some sort followed by some room time. I need to move out the crates of visual aids that I have collected and made over the past 30 years - there are many. Once those boxes are in my car, I will probably drive them around for a week before taking them out to the living room. That is currently the resting place for my work materials because I have not cleared the closet and rearranged the resource room. Should that be January's retirement quest? To...

For the first time in a long time, the new year has corresponded with the start of my new journal. I spent over a year in the last one, so this is somewhat of a surprise to me that I FINALLY filled the 200 page book and am getting to start another one. We will see how long this one lasts me before I can start another one, but there is something pretty fun and satisfying about transferring from one book to the next one. I am really taking my 2026 word of the year to heart right now. Metamorphosis is coming. I am heading towards a new phase of existence, and while it is a bit scary, it is also exhilarating. I am getting ready to become something else in my profession, and I am both excited and terrified of the transition! I took some steps towards my new existence on Friday by opening my business accounts with the seed money I have saved over the years. New accounts and a new bank. I have had a bill that will be covered by the business next year (I am hoping), and that is something that ...